Cops: Irate beau slashed girlfriend’s shoe collection

A domestic dispute on Putnam Street took an odd turn over the weekend as a Boston man allegedly knifed more than 30 pairs of his girlfriend’s shoes.

By Matt Dunning

A domestic dispute on Putnam Street took an odd turn over the weekend as a Boston man allegedly knifed more than 30 pairs of his girlfriend’s shoes.

According to police reports, a 31-year-old Boston man is suspected of stalking his girlfriend, a 28-year-old Putnam Street resident, breaking into her apartment twice and destroying the dozens of shoes with a kitchen knife.

The victim told police she had begun to worry for her boyfriend’s well-being and had attempted several times to break off their relationship.

Friday night, the victim reported that the suspect broke into her home, hid in the closet, then jumped out and scared her, as she was getting ready to go out for the night. An argument ensued, and police were called to the scene.

The next day, police said the suspect returned to the victim’s home, broke in again, and slashed the victim’s shoe collection.

Police said the victim was too distraught early Saturday afternoon — when police arrived to investigate — to provide an accurate number of shoes the suspect destroyed.